Islamabad, July 11, 2024: On Thursday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) 100-index increased by 150.80 points, marking a positive change of 0.19 percent, and closed at 79,992.35 points compared to 79,841.56 points on the previous working day.
During the trading session, a total of 389,024,310 shares were traded, down from 495,910,236 shares traded the day before. The value of shares traded amounted to Rs 20.924 billion, lower than Rs 22.116 billion on the last trading day.
During the trading session, shares of approximately 445 companies were traded on the stock market. Of these, 181 companies saw gains, 212 experienced losses, and the share prices of 52 companies remained unchanged.
The top three trading companies were Agritech Limited, which traded 22,041,367 shares at Rs 24.24 per share, followed by Hub Power Company with 18,624,585 shares at Rs 163.75 per share, and Air Link Communication with 16,815,350 shares at Rs 100.64 per share.
Excide Pakistan Limited saw the highest increase in share price, rising by Rs 77.94 to close at Rs 898.32 per share. PIA Holding Company Limited followed with a Rs 69.20 increase, closing at Rs 797.67 per share.
On the other hand, Data Agro Limited experienced the largest decrease, with a decline of Rs 47.09 per share, closing at Rs 448.58. Sapphire Textile Mills Limited followed with a decrease of Rs 39.00 per share, closing at Rs 1,301.00.
